Chris Koepfer

Chris Koepfer Editor Emeritus

The Way We Need to Do It

Many shops tend to rely, in many cases too heavily, on internal training for new hires. This can and does often result in a “that’s how we’ve always done it” kind of mindset for newbies.

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Open the Doors and Let Them In

PTG is integrating graduate students from the University of Manchester to experience real world working conditions at the company's headquarters.

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Learn More with our Knowledge Center

Knowledge centers are built by experts in the topics being presented in an ordered and generic manner. We purposefully keep these knowledge centers non-commercial so the information contained is educational for the visitor.

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Mastercam to Integrate Sandvik’s Tool Library

The integration will help Mastercam users further improve machining productivity and security and save time during machine setup.

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Manufacturing in Your Hands

Our buyer’s guide is not alone in its ability to help you make good purchasing decisions. Actually, it is simply a first step in the process to help you make informed business purchasing decisions in 2016.

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Another Year in the Books

While there seems to be some softness as we turn the calendar to 2016, signs point to continued strength in the manufacturing segment of the economy.

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Fives Expands Service Center Network to the Northwest

The newest service center joins the company’s family of four other North American service centers designed to meet the needs of customers across the continent.

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Tsugami/Rem Sales Opens New Tech Center in California

Tsugami/Rem Sales, the exclusive North American importer of Precision Tsugami machine tools, recently held a grand opening of its new Tsugami Technical Center in Fullerton, California.

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Industrial Robotics Creator Passes

Joe Engelberger is considered the father of industrial robotics.

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Hands Across the Sea

AMT and CECIMO have issued a joint statement in support of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

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Don't Fear No-Lead Brass

Read this article to help get your shop out in front of this coming change-over.

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